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Belgian court suspends TotalEnergies climate trial

Belgian court suspends TotalEnergies climate trial

A Belgian court Wednesday adjourned a case pitting TotalEnergies against a farmer seeking compensation for climate-change damage, pending the outcome of a separate trial against the French energy giant in Paris. Hugues Falys, a farmer from Belgium's western Hainaut region, is backed by environmental groups including Greenpeace

EU talks energy as oil price soars

EU talks energy as oil price soars

Energy ministers from the EU's 27 nations huddled in Brussels Monday to discuss how to help families and businesses as the Iran war sends energy prices soaring. The meeting laid the groundwork for a Thursday summit of EU leaders that will seek to address the issue -- though the

France threatens to block funds for India over climate inaction

France threatens to block funds for India over climate inaction

France warned Monday it could block the disbursement of climate funds to India under a recent trade deal with the EU if New Delhi does not up its game in fighting global warming. France's ecological transition minister Monique Barbut told AFP the European Union should take a firmer

The environment, another casualty of war in the Mideast

The environment, another casualty of war in the Mideast

From the jet fuel used in bombing raids to acrid smoke from burning oil depots, the conflict in the Middle East is inflicting a significant toll on nature and the climate. AFP interviewed experts about the environmental cost of war that often goes under the radar: - Bombers and warships - US

The rain in Spain was worst in nearly 50 years

The rain in Spain was worst in nearly 50 years

Spain endured its wettest January and February in almost half a century, with a string of deadly storms lashing the country, national weather agency AEMET said Thursday. The Iberian Peninsula is considered a frontline region for climate change, experiencing increasingly long heatwaves that sometimes start before summer, along with more

Arctic sea ice among lowest on record: AFP review of US data

Arctic sea ice among lowest on record: AFP review of US data

Arctic sea ice is headed for one of its smallest winter peaks on record, an AFP review of US data showed Wednesday, as climate change shrinks the region's frozen cover and heightens geopolitical tensions. Formed when ocean water freezes, Arctic sea ice melts naturally in summer and reforms

North America 'heat dome' left winners and losers: study

North America 'heat dome' left winners and losers: study

Billions of mussels scorched and baby birds dropping from sweltering nests: North America's 2021 heatwave caused a cascade of ecological damage, some of it catastrophic, some unexpected, a new study showed Wednesday. The "heat dome" that hit the western United States and Canada, fuelled by human-